Technology and Gadgets

As of this writing, you’ve already heard of the onslaught of Android phones out there. If asked what an Android phone is, it is a cell phone obtaining the ever-popular Android operating software from Google. Now you may wonder what makes an Android phone so special – and what sets it apart from the Apple iPhone. Yes, it’s a wonder why Android has become such a phenomenon; but, here’s the list of reasons why a phone with Android OS simply rocks.

Home-screen widgets

With Android, you can customize your own home screen with your choice of widgets. Want easy access to your news? There’s a news widget available. Not in the mood to surf the net for Facebook and Twitter? Facebook has its own widget, and so is Twitter. Will the weather be cold tomorrow? One widget is all it takes.

Notification taskbar

As one of the best features of Android OS, the notification bar allows the cell phone user to check for any new messages, e-mails, and others – just through dragging down the status bar. And what makes this bar functional is that you can click on one notification to head directly to a feature – clicking the new text message notification sends you straight to the message box.

Expandable memory

Because Android phones allow expandable memory through a microSD card, users can choose how much storage capacity they want. With this phone, you can choose to have as much as 32G of memory – be it for storing music, photos, movies, or games and applications.

Choice of applications

Thanks to Google’s very own Android Market and Amazon’s Appstore, an Android phone owner can have access to more than 100,000 free and paid apps for his/her phone. And since most apps are of good quality, app downloading and purchasing seems worth the trouble.